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Abdominal Ultrasound

Abdominal ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves and their echoes to produce real-time images of the organs and vessels within the abdomen, without ionizing radiation. A transducer transmits sound pulses that reflect at tissue interfaces of differing acoustic impedance, and …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 15× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2578-2371 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Abdominal ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves and their echoes to produce real-time images of the organs and vessels within the abdomen, without ionizing radiation. A transducer transmits sound pulses that reflect at tissue interfaces of differing acoustic impedance, and the returning echoes are reconstructed into grayscale images, while Doppler techniques characterize blood flow within vessels and organs. It is a first-line tool for evaluating the solid and hollow viscera of the upper abdomen, with particular value in assessing the liver and spleen: it can measure organ size, detect diffuse and focal hepatic disease, identify hepatic and renal cysts including those of polycystic disease, and characterize splenic abnormalities and portal vascular structures. Ultrasound is also highly effective for the biliary system, reliably detecting gallstones and gallbladder mucosal changes, and for investigating the pancreas, kidneys, and abdominal aorta, where it supports the diagnosis and surveillance of aneurysmal disease. It contributes to the evaluation of abdominal manifestations of systemic and infectious illness and to the detection of fluid collections, masses, and inflammatory change. Because it is portable, widely available, and repeatable, it can guide further investigation and real-time interventional procedures. Its accuracy depends on operator expertise and patient factors, positioning it as a versatile complement to other abdominal imaging modalities, especially in hepatic and splenic assessment.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2015

Pseudotumor Tuberculosis Of Liver: A Rare Entity

Soufi MehdiCorresponding author
Department of digestive Surgery, Faculty of medicine Oujda, University Mohammed first, Oujda -Morocco
Spleen And Liver Research Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2578-2371.jslr-14-539

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 15 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Spleen And Liver Research (ISSN 2578-2371).

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Florin Graur · Romania

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